Walk: Strathy Point – Scotland’s middle finger

📌 Strathy, Highland
★★★★

⚠️ The landowner requests that dogs are not taken on this walk due to the presence of sheep and lambs near unprotected cliff edges. Please also see info below about responsible parking.

Strathy Point sticks up like an upright finger from the middle of Scotland’s northern coastline, jutting out into the wild North Atlantic. Its position as a barrier to marine life makes it one of the best places for spotting whales and dolphins, especially over summer. But you can have a whale of a time here even without any cetacean sightings. The intricate, rocky coastline is a spectacular place to explore regardless, and in all weathers – though care should be taken on the clifftops in stormy conditions.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at Totegan, minor road end 2 mi north of Strathy

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NC 827686

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 58.589440,-4.019335

❌ No public transport within 1 mi

🚗 Small car park (gets full) – consider visiting at a quieter time, don’t block access to nearby gates / pens, & leave space for bin lorries to turn

📝 Key info

▶ 4 km / 2 mi | ▲ 120 m | ⌛ 1.5 hr

Features: 🌊 Strathy Point, coastline & lighthouse

⬤ Moderate | Mostly pathless on short-cropped grass above cliffs, with tarmac road for return. Very first section is boggy; one fence must carefully be climbed.

➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – join coastline above bay to northwest – Strathy Point – Lochan nam Faoileag – leave coastline above Toll Egain – start by main track

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Sheep, fulmars, seagulls, eider ducks, rabbits. Highland cows on the access road.

Weather: 10°C & mostly sunny, though with cloud sheet to south.

May 2021